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issueforherevenbeforedecidingtoenterthecontest.Ifthatwasherfirstyearjoining
Toastmastersandshewasalreadyincompetitivemode,thistellsmethatovercomingthefearof
publicspeakingwasnotmuchofanissue.Withoutknowingwhenshejoined,however,itonly
allowsforspeculation.
?Stories:Astorycanincludethewideroverallpicturethatmakesupalongerjourney,butagood
storyshouldconsistofatleastone“close-up”(magnifyingglassonasinglemoment).Usuallythis
willincludeanothercharactertoprovidesomesortofinteractionorrelationship.
WhenIfirstwentthroughthisspeech,myfirstthoughtwasthattherewereNOstoriesatall.
Shebasicallyrattledoffsomefootnotesfromherlife.Droppedoutofcollege.Gotadivorceafter
eightmonths.LostinDistrictspeechcontest.Andtheclosestthingtotherebeinganother
characterwasherex-husband.Butthenagain,hewastherebutjustbarely—nophysical
descriptionapartfrom“...hewasfine,too.”Therewerenospecificdetailsabouthimthat
humanizedhim.Hefeltinvisibleorimaginary.
Overall,itfeltthattheentireworldshepresentedinherspeechwasaghosttownthatconsistedof
onlyher,andthingshappenedinavacuum.
Iamtornoverwhethertoconsideranythingastory,butIguesswhenlookingatthespeechwitha
wide-anglelens,allthoseeventsultimatelytellherstory,albeitasinglestorywithblurrydetails.
Onestoryisperfectlyfine,butitshouldhavesubstance.Iwon’trememberthisspeechforits
stories,andifI’mhonest,apartfromherstagepresenceandcharisma,andIsupposethefactthatI
didabreakdownofit,Idon’tthinkI’llrememberthisspeechayearfromnow.
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